Key Professionals
Venturi & Company’s strength lies in the excellence and commitment of
its professionals. The firm’s seasoned professionals combine a breadth
of corporate finance experience with demonstrated transaction success to
provide our clients with customized, effective solutions
Matthew B. Venturi
Matt is the Managing Member of Venturi & Company, a
middle-market investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisitions,
financial restructurings, private placements, strategic alliances and
general corporate finance advisory services. Between 1998 and 2001, he
worked with Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin as the Managing Director
responsible for Houlihan Lokey’s investment banking efforts in San
Francisco. During this period he helped to initiate the firm’s
Technology Banking Group and cross-boarder capabilities, while also
serving as a member of the firm’s Investment Banking Committee, Finance
Committee and Strategic Alliance Committee. Prior to working at Houlihan
Lokey, Matt was with Smith Barney’s Corporate Finance Division for 12
years, including serving as the Managing Director responsible for the
Western Region Emerging Growth Group located in San Francisco. From 1989
to 1993, Matt was a senior member of Smith Barney’s Financial
Restructuring Group advising selected companies and various creditor
groups involved in both bankruptcy reorganizations and out-of-court
financial restructurings including, among others, Greyhound, Gillette
Holdings, Tracor Holdings, Plantronics, Zales, Siliconix, Norcal Waste
Systems, Reading & Bates and HealthVest. While at Smith Barney, he was
responsible for developing several new product and key business
initiatives including a proprietary franchise finance program within the
Blockbuster and Burger King systems, the firm’s initial asset-backed
financing efforts and the High Yield Debt Financing Group.
Prior to joining Smith Barney, he worked with Merrill Lynch & Co. in New
York between 1979 and 1983, initially as one of only 17 individuals
selected to train as a member of the firm’s exclusive Corporate Intern
Program, and then subsequently in several sales and capital
markets-related areas, including Merrill Lynch’s Corporate Syndicate
Desk. He currently serves as a board member of the National Association
of Corporate Directors – Northern California Chapter, the Turnaround
Management Association – NorCal Chapter, The Bobby Jones Golf Company
LLC and Plaid Pantries, Inc. Matt
received a BS degree in Commerce from Santa Clara University and an MBA
degree from New York University’s Stern Graduate School of Business.
Josh Garver
Josh has over ten years of experience in corporate finance and capital markets. Prior to joining Venturi & Company, Josh spent eight years in the leveraged finance and financial sponsor sectors, the last three of which were spent in the New York offices of UniCredit Group, one of the largest banks in Europe. At UniCredit, Josh worked as a Senior Associate in the Financial Sponsors and Leveraged Finance Group, where he assumed responsibilities for a wide range of financial modeling, industry- and company-specific due diligence, and investment analysis across a number of transaction types, including leveraged buyouts, bridge financings, and equity co-investments.
Prior to UniCredit, Josh worked with Sumitomo Trust for five years in the Corporate Investment Management Group, where he focused on the leveraged loan area, including participating on investment commitments for a variety of corporate finance transactions. Josh holds a BA from Columbia University in Economics and Political Science, and is currently an MBA candidate at Wharton.
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